In today's film diary, we're discussing the latest film from British-Nigerian director Akinola Davies, telling a beautiful story about African fathers. Make sure you go watch this in cinemas while you can!
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00:00 Intro
2:17 My Father's Shadow
11:01 The film's relatability
12:10 Has the father passed?
18:46 What we learnt about Nigeria
21:38 Is it a dream?
23:16 The portrayal of Nigeria
26:05 Akinola Davies and his father
28:16 Olaremi and Akinola
30:34 Significance of birds
31:47 Nigerian families
33:30 The mother
34:32 Was the father cheating?
38:47 Ambiguous storytelling
39:44 Political elements
43:40 Cinematography
45:33 Ratings
58:33 Outro